Beginning at 6 p.m. local time, Italians began harmonizing. In Milan, people waved Italian flags and sang the national anthem, Billboard reported. Farther south, people played instruments or simply banged on pots and pans,
The nationwide songfest was promoted by Rome-based Fanfaroma, a brass collective whose name is a combination of fanfarone (“braggart”) and Roma (“Rome”).
Saturday at noon, millions of Italians leaned out of windows or stood on their balconies to applaud the health care workers in hospitals and other front-line medical staff, The New York Times reported.
Indomitable Italian spirit instills my faith in humanity.
— Sarah Kent (@BlueGhostSec) March 14, 2020
"People in Italy respond to the coronavirus lockdown with a flash mob 🎶" https://t.co/UA44PZWcK2
The Italian government canceled all concerts and public gatherings last week, then mandated a national lockdown, as Italy has been one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, Rolling Stone reported.
A whole Roman neighborhood singing a popular Italian song “Volare” from their balconies and waving at each other. An amazing flash mob to lift the spirit in these crazy times ❤️ #Italy #coronavirus #forzaitalia #roma #flashmob #love pic.twitter.com/xjeZTeO0GO
— Jenna Vehviläinen (@jennavehvi) March 13, 2020
Italian flash mob to show our unity. 6:15pm everyone out and play or sing. Here's the national anthem. I'm weeping.#unity #vivalitalia #covid_19italia pic.twitter.com/jgLbaRSPZs
— nina peći 🏳️🌈 (@npeci) March 13, 2020
This video WINS THE INTERNET! Italian flash mob in Agrigento. After 5 days stuck at home, residents came out to their balconies and windows at 6pm, everyone to sing or play. So special! Thanks @LeoGuarnieri1 for capturing this!!! pic.twitter.com/dgysPbTaXG
— Dan Holme (@danholme) March 13, 2020
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